Start with rooms and goals
Record uncomfortable rooms, heating and cooling goals, occupancy patterns, renovations and current system issues.
Vernon home-system planning
Match the System to the Home and Winter Design Needs
Build a house and comfort profile, compare distribution options and winter performance data, then route electrical, siting, rebate and proposal dependencies.
Winter profile
Compare comfort decisions at the conditions that matter
Open each temperature band to connect the home, model data and system responsibilities.
Home load
Record envelope, rooms, distribution and design inputs—not floor area alone.
Equipment output
Use exact model capacity data at relevant outdoor conditions.
System support
Define backup, controls, electrical work, siting and commissioning evidence.
Choose the next decision
One property. Six distinct questions.
Start with the page that matches the uncertainty you need to resolve—not a preset solution.
01
Sizing & assessment
Prepare envelope, room, distribution, existing-use, design-condition and professional load-method inputs.
Open guide →02Ducted vs ductless
Compare existing ducts, indoor zones, air movement, aesthetics, noise, maintenance and scope rather than equipment labels alone.
Open guide →03Winter capacity
Compare product capacity data against project load, balance point, backup role, controls, defrost and outage assumptions.
Open guide →04Electrical & siting
Coordinate electrical assessment, line and circuit routing, condensate, defrost water, snow, sound, access and approvals.
Open guide →05Rebates & checks
Use dated primary sources to verify customer, home, system, contractor or advisor, documentation and timing requirements.
Open guide →06Quote checklist
Compare design basis, exact models and capacity, distribution, electrical, backup, controls, permits, commissioning and warranty evidence.
Open guide →Decision file
Build a clearer project record
Profile the house
Gather envelope improvements, floor plans, room use, existing fuel and equipment, ducts, utility history and electrical records.
Compare complete system paths
Ducted, ductless and hybrid concepts must be compared by distribution, zoning, low-temperature capacity, backup, controls and site work.
Verify dependencies
Connect electrical assessment, outdoor-unit route and drainage, permits, commissioning and current incentive rules before treating a quote as complete.
Primary references
Verify current rules at the source
Links checked in the approved research packet on August 26, 2026. Applicability still depends on the property and proposed scope.